Papa I need a car - 1984 245 DL - son's first car

[Harry Tuttle]

does anyone know where to order these individually ?

Defender https://defender.com/en_us/scandvik-ss-aba-hose-clamp

 

[Jack]

IPD sells ABA clamps by the eaches.

If you don't want the shiny silicone look (I fuckin know you don't) and haven't filled your radiator yet you can scrub the hoses with 0000 steel wool and then rub them down with (real) talc.

ipd sells them surprisingly cheap

I dont mind the shiny black but that does look good, I didnt get hassled the last couple of times when I went to smog

Here's an example. I did my 3" inlet hose so hopefully the smogman don't notice my ways.
You can keep going and really get the sheen out but it's a bit time consuming.

that looks good

Belmetric sells ABA clamps individually at reasonable prices but I’m not sure if they have the 316SS versions

Metric Clamps | BelMetric Fasteners

belmetric.com

thats the website I was looking for

Defender https://defender.com/en_us/scandvik-ss-aba-hose-clamp

perfect, thank you!

I got the old style condenser sides powder coated and riveted to the new one

I got the puller fan mostly installed. I ordered new rubber insulators from amazon because volvo wants $10 each. The length of the bolt has to be trimmed. I need extend the bracket that goes behind the passenger headlight

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5J6KCQM?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

fixed leaking EVAP lines

heater fan wasnt spinning on the bench unless I had the box sitting sideways, replaced it with a new volvo one

the new volvo fan is a little different, condom for the wiring does not fit until you trim some of the box down.

I had to make this hole wider - toward the opening where wiring exits the box

now fits properly

driver rear trim is on

 

[Junkman Junior]

Oh god, think of the resale value!

 

[Jack]

Oh god, think of the resale value!

dont tell anyone when you sell it

 

[brendon_ak]

Man, that looks so overwhelming!

 

[Jack]

Man, that looks so overwhelming!

not too bad, only the wiring is stupid because it just lays there. I added tape with labels to help me remember

today

I didnt realize how bad the original dash was, so I pulled one from a 1990 today. I'll check other yards this weekend to see if I’ll actually install this one. If I find a better one I'll return it. If not, I'll try to fill the cracks on this one.

original

1990, cracks but not awful

$130

came with free ratchet

 

[Jack]

old blower motor was toast (note the difference in the box, I wouldn't have to trim this one to make the new motor insulation work)

the 93 heater hose firewall junction is different so I had to get creative with hoses

I found this hose in my NOS hose box, idk what volvo it goes to but there's the part number

trimmed one end and it fits well with the sts junction

more dynamat, 93 heater box installed

glued on more insulation

found original window sticker, that is I looked in the owners manual folder. The crap they list is comical

adjusted for inflation - $46k car and $4.11 per gal for gas

 

[brendon_ak]

I was gonna say $14k for a car in 1984 is a pretty nice car

 

[Jack]

I was gonna say $14k for a car in 1984 is a pretty nice car

my mom is a second owner of 1984 380sl - sticker price was $52-54k - nuts

I didnt find any nicer dashes that the JYs this weekend so I refreshed this one a bit. Filled the cracks with Sikaflex-221, cleaned it up with MEK and
today I did a quick coat of SEM trim paint

heater vents have holes all over from factory and the staples holding the 1/2 together create gaps. I used 3m aluminum foil tape 3340 thanks to @240 240 suggestion, I was afraid that the stuff you get a home chepo would eventually dry and start to come off.

sometimes I think Im getting carried away

dash is "installed"

 

[Nagrom]

sometimes I think Im getting carried away

sometimes you're right

 

[Junkman Junior]

sometimes you're right

please dont tell him that. It goes to his head

 

[Jack]

please dont tell him that. It goes to his head

I’m about to add that to my signature

 

[Nagrom]

please dont tell him that. It goes to his head

I only support his self-doubt

 

[Jack]

Stupid dash is making me crazy, for some reason I had to pull the steering column out because I could not get the brackets to install properly, but Im making progress. Took me forever to clean off all the goop from wring, it would have been easier to do while the dash was out

exhaust manifold installed, PO has #4 top stud replaced with an oversize one

 

[TouzinFish]

Love the black exhaust manifold, looking good!

 

[Jack]

Love the black exhaust manifold, looking good!

thank you, I do too

slow progress

triple gauges are there for show, not hooked up yet

installing the bracket for the knee bolster and newer style hood release took me longer than expected.

I used one of these (dash alignment) for the firewall/hood cable hole

finished the cluster communist delete mod

pulled some parts from a diesel this weekend, NA/turbo dash under cover on right, diesel on left - thicker oooooohhh and so quiet

hood insulation

dirty

washed and installed

hole plugs i found on the diesel too, for that MPGEEE

 

[brendon_ak]

Love the progress!

My 86 245 came with a fresh airbag dash, if you don't have that lower bolster can you still make it work or does it look like shit?

 

[Nagrom]

Nice hood blanket, where did you get it

 

[Crustacean Wagon]

Love the progress!

My 86 245 came with a fresh airbag dash, if you don't have that lower bolster can you still make it work or does it look like shit?

I would want the bolster to complete the look. Also need different center stack cover, and the driver side support that has the pickup points for the bolster substructure. His 2nd pic in last post you can see the difference compared to a pre airbag

 

[Toybox]

sometimes I think I'm getting carried away